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Honest, Not PerfectHonest, not Perfect Ep 6: Safia Minney MBE, Founder, Fashion Declares!Safia Minney on ethical fashion, fair labor and hard truths in the supply chain From personal experiences in South Asia to the evolving challenges of ethical fashion, Safia explores the realities of responsible sourcing and how passion can drive real industry change.
2025-04-2248 min
Oxford ClayRegenerative Fashion’s Lessons For PotteryI read a really interesting book recently on regenerative fashion and it really got me thinking about whether any of the concepts could be applied to the handmade pottery industry. In this episode, I explore author Safia Minney’s ideas in the book Regenerative Fashion: A Nature-based Approach to Fibres, Livelihoods and Leadership and think about ways we could use them as Potters. The ideas from Regenerative Fashion I think about are; *Thinking about pottery holistically, from where the materials have come from, who has mined them and where, how they have...
2025-01-1200 min
Just A Fashion MinuteChallenging Fashion Norms: Caryn Franklin Addresses Diversity and InclusionHi there, fashion enthusiasts! Welcome back to Just A Fashion Minute. I'm your host, David M. Watts, and I'm thrilled to bring you an exciting episode. Today, we have the incredible Caryn Franklin joining us as our guest, and trust me, the insights she shares are absolutely groundbreaking.We dive into the increasing presence of luxury brands and their creative leads in the fashion industry, emphasising the importance of excitement, drama, and emotional sensation in fashion shows. We touch on the lack of diversity in senior creative roles in luxury corporations and Caryn's earliest fashion memories and...
2024-03-0141 min
Conscious Style Podcast96) Unpacking Climate Emotions with Isaias Hernandez of Queer Brown VeganAfter learning about climate emotions, and seeing climate doomism proliferated in the media, Stella knew she wanted to have Isaias on the show to unpack this and understand how it's connected to the fashion industry.In this episode, Isaias Hernandez (who you might also know as @queerbrownvegan on social media) unpacks the complexity of climate emotions and the harms of climate doomism narratives, and discusses why “evidence-based hope” is essential for reorienting action and working towards equitable solutions for the fashion industry - and how we can all cultivate this hope in our own lives. Hit pla...
2023-08-1557 min
Conscious Style Podcast90) Rethinking The Traditional Supply Chain with Ria Ana Sejpal of LilaBareWhat is the process like to create a regenerative conscious fashion label? What does it mean to create long-term partnerships in a localized supply chain that are beneficial for people? Or to make clothes that are beneficial for the earth?In this episode, Stella interviews the founder of slow fashion brand LilaBare, Ria Ana Sejpal, about building a Kenyan fashion brand, rethinking traditional supply chains, and the value of building long-term relationships with the people involved in them.Plus they cover how Ria measures the impacts of the garments LilaBare creates and how size-adjustable gender...
2023-07-0459 min
Conscious Style Podcast88) What Is Regenerative Fashion? with Safia MinneyIt's time for an urgent shift in fashion. And not just towards a path of doing less bad, but of bringing positive change. Not just less harmful fashion. Not even just more sustainable fashion. But building a regenerative fashion future. Recently I read the book Regenerative Fashion: A Nature Based Approach to Fibres, Livelihoods, and Leadership*, by Safia Minney. And this book could not have come at a better time for me. I was feeling discouraged and overwhelmed by the weight of it all and the stories and changemakers highlighted throughout this book was the inspiration that I...
2023-06-2041 min
Ľudskosť98. O udržateľnom šatníku a o tom, prečo toľkých z nás láka luxus - s Natáliou PažickouJe možné cítiť sa vo svojich veciach dobre, nemíňať pritom veľa peňazí a chrániť aj životné prostredie? Natália Pažická si myslí, že áno a na instagrame ukazuje, ako na to. Ako tínedžerka sa stala modelkou, neskôr vyštudovala módu a branding na Amsterdam Fashion Institute a dnes sa venuje šíreniu osvety okolo sociálne a enviromentálne zodpovednej módy. Na instagrame robí videá, v ktorých vysvetľuje, ako funguje módny priemysel, kto vyrába oblečenie, ktoré nosíme a ako sa módne korporácie správajú k zame...
2023-06-011h 17
Aspen UKDesigning the Perfect Fit: How to weave sustainability into fashionThe rise of ‘Circular Fashion’ is defined by a shift by producers and consumers in global fashion value chains to products which retain their value for longer. There is a changing consumer market for circular fashion driven by new government policies, shifts in business practices by producers, and consumer demands that are prioritising responsibly sourced and more sustainable fashion products.This event explored these steps to reduce the fashion sector’s impacts and what the most effectives tools will be to move towards improving sustainability in the clothes we wear. It was held in partnership with the Nether...
2022-12-161h 17
The Ecosystem Incubator - Fashion in living systemsThe Ecosystem Incubator- Members podcast, If not me then who? Jo Salter - Where does it come from.Jo has been a new product creator and the organic, regenerative & fairtrade space for many years, her passion came from seeing that things needed to change in the world, she left her corporate job and stood for a new way of building with the earth.Learning from growing business is such an important part of the journey, when you are doing things in a very new way.Jo speaks to the indigenous ways of growing cotton and other crops, building back into the locality and growing crops of heritage where they are supposed to grow. T...
2022-07-1731 min
Culture in the CraftCXC Cares | Climate in the Craft**BIG CHAT** In this episode we tackle the lesser discussed issue of a greener way to work at the intersection of VFX to XR, animation to games creation as part thinking about the climate, in these crafts. We welcome an expert putting #sustainability at the heart of everything they do as a co-founder creating in the industry. You'll be amazed the opportunities possible as our new normal continues to evolve. Listen to experience your 'What? On Earth?/What on earth!' moment. Here's to things not being as they were before!
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2022-04-1947 min
Big Things PodcastBuilding a Sustainable Brand & Challenging the Fashion Industry with Alyssa Lau, Founder of New ClassicsWelcome back to the Waves Social podcast. For Episode 39 we are joined by Alyssa Lau, founder of the popular slow fashion web-store, New Classics. Alyssa is a Chinese-Canadian photographer, creator and new mom. On this episode we discuss how Alyssa went from studying chemistry in Edmonton to running an online boutique, a YouTube channel with 30k+ followers and working with brands like Chanel and MAC while balancing life as a partner and new mother. Alyssa dives into what helped her and her partner, Eric, discover the essence of New Classics, how they plan content shoots, the struggles the sustainable...
2022-02-1644 min
Naturspired® Podcast | Sustainable FashionEp04: How To Start Your Sustainable Fashion Journey [Article Audio]Starting your sustainable fashion journey is more than buying organic cotton T-shirts or carbon-neutral denim. Even though those are great items to buy when the time comes, the journey is not so much about shopping for something different than it is about changing your shopping behaviour. Here are 5 ways you can start your sustainable fashion journey, whether you are well versed in sustainable fashion or just getting started.→ Read the blog post here→ Follow the podcast on instagram @naturspired.podcast→ Mentioned Links & Resources: Caring for what you own:7 Ways To Mak...
2021-09-1725 min
Aspen UKThe Future of FashionJamal Majid, senior fashion lecturer at Manchester Metropolitan University leads a conversation on the future of fashion. He is joined by Cathy Hackl, a leading tech futurist and global leader; Wayne Hemingway, designer and co-founder of the renowned label ‘Red or Dead’; and Safia Minney MBE, founder of People Tree and pioneer of sustainable fashion. In this stylish conversation, the guests explore the current issues within the fashion industry, including slavery, sustainability and the lack of transparency within fast fashion brands; discuss the development and future of sustainable fashion; the importance of recycling to prevent constant disposal of clothing; and...
2021-04-011h 00
Hay Festival en EspañolPódcast del mes: Febrero. Cambio climático
Pódcast del mes: Febrero. Cambio climático. Con reflexiones de Suzy Amis Cameron, Rosie Boycott, Simon Fairlie, Safia Minney, Mark Lynas y Andrea Wulf.
2021-02-1500 minHay Festival en EspañolPódcast del mes: Febrero. Cambio climáticoPódcast del mes: Febrero. Cambio climático. Con reflexiones de Suzy Amis Cameron, Rosie Boycott, Simon Fairlie, Safia Minney, Mark Lynas y Andrea Wulf.
2021-02-1500 min
The ConversationPlanet friendly fashion foundersCan fashion change the world? The clothing industry is one of the most polluting on earth, and is known for some of the worst working conditions for women and girls. Is there another way? Kim Chakanetsa speaks to two women from the UK and Australia who've done things differently.Safia Minney MBE is the British founder of the pioneering sustainable and ethical fashion brand People Tree and the website Real Sustainability. After almost 30 years in the industry, she now lobbies for regulation in fashion and a change in how we approach clothes.Hanna Guy is...
2020-11-0237 min
Common ThreadsEP.1 Welcome to Common Threads: From Fast Fashion Addict to Conscious ConsumerWelcome to the first episode of Common Threads, an ethical fashion podcast from writer and digital marketer Ruth MacGilp, and blogger and stylist Alice Cruickshank. In this episode, we share our personal journeys from former fast fashion addicts to conscious consumers and ethical fashion activists. We touch on the current state of ethical fashion in 2020, including greenwashing, fashion’s impact on the climate crisis, the role of garment workers, and the business models of fast and slow fashion. This episode was recorded at the beginning of March, so Coronavirus is not a key feature of our...
2020-05-2500 min
The Ethical Agenda with Safia MinneySafia Minney meets Catherine Howarth
Episode 19: Catherine Howarth
Catherine Howarth, CEO of Share Action starts the interview by explaining how Share Action evolved from a campaign to investigate the ethics of pension fund investments in the university system. Share Action campaigns globally for the right to know where pension funds put your money and works to implement an ESG (Environmental Social and Governance) revolution in finance that will radically decarbonise our economy.
She hopes actions such as ranking pension funds in terms of ESG and campaigns such as Make My Money Matter will open up the “black box” of pensi...
2020-05-1433 min
The Ethical Agenda with Safia MinneySafia Minney meets Dominique Palmer
Episode 18: Dominique Palmer
Dominique Palmer started her climate activism journey just last year, joining the XR and School Strike protests. Before that, she had been aware of the climate crisis, but not the severity of it, and the more she learnt, the more she realised the close connection between environmental and social justice. “ The two things are inextricably linked together, we can’t separate them”
Dominique tells Safia how she has moved from London to Birmingham to study politics and international relations. She is motivated by her desire for social justice, animal rights and the p...
2020-04-2234 minThe Ethical Agenda with Safia MinneySafia Minney meets Guy Singh-Watson
Episode 17: Guy Singh-Watson
Guy Singh-Watson is Founder of Riverford, the hugely successful organic vegetable producer and vegetable box delivery company. The discussion begins with the importance of farming in our society and Guy’s personal discovers of a “deep connection” to nature and desire to be “part of nature, rather than outside or above it.”
They discuss George Monbiot’s recent documentary “Apocalypse Cow”. Guy explains that he is resistant to the idea of laboratory food, saying that culturally it “fills me with horror” although intellectually it would release land for re-wilding and return to biodiversity...
2020-04-0837 minThe Ethical Agenda with Safia MinneySafia Minney meets Natalie Fee
Episode 16: Natalie Fee
Natalie Fee is an award-winning author, environmental campaigner and founder of City to Sea – a Bristol-based non profit working to stop global plastic pollution at source.
Beginning the podcast by introducing her new book ‘How to Save the World for Free’ – Natalie explains the power of individual action when it comes to healing the planet and how we can all play a part in most aspects of our lives.
Describing her journey as a campaigner, Natalie tells us how seeing the trailer for the film ‘Albatross’, by the artist Chris...
2020-03-2330 minThe Ethical Agenda with Safia MinneySafia Minney meets John Steel
Episode 15: John Steel
Safia talks to John Steel, CEO of Cafédirect, about the iconic & pioneering Fairtrade coffee brand that put Fairtrade into our supermarkets in the 1990s.
John explains how starting his career with Rowntree, a company established on Quaker traditions, grounded him in the guiding principle that business should be about improving society and not just about making money. Rowntree was acquired by Nestle in 1988. “We need to find a way of getting the world to change more rapidly and have generosity of spirit that human beings should have,” says John.
2020-03-0435 minThe Ethical Agenda with Safia MinneySafia Minney meets Julia Barrett
Episode 14: Julia Barrett
From the Spirella Building in Letchworth Garden City, Safia talks about sustainable construction with Julia Barrett, Chief Sustainability Officer of Willmott Dixon. Julia was Business Green Leaders’ Sustainability Executive of the Year (2018) and Women in Construction’s Green Leader in 2017.
“The built environment contributes around 40% of the UK’s carbon emissions” and as such the construction industry plays an important role in going carbon zero. Julia explains how Willmott Dixon rises to the challenge of creating buildings to reduce emissions and maximise efficiency which helps people using them reduce their energy usa...
2020-02-1233 minThe Ethical Agenda with Safia MinneySafia Minney meets Jonathon Porritt
Episode 13: Jonathon Porritt
Jonathon Porritt is Co-Founder of Forum for the Future, formerly Director of Friends of the Earth, and a prominent environmentalist and writer.
He talks to Safia about why it’s taken so long to ACT on the climate crisis and how the responsibility lies with oil and gas companies and governments who have hidden the truth from the public and their shareholders.
From the late 80s onwards the oil companies put hundreds of millions of dollars into so called think tanks and universities with the specific intention of obs...
2020-01-1337 minThe Ethical Agenda with Safia MinneySafia Minney meets Satish Kumar
Episode 12: Satish Kumar
Satish Kumar is a “Living Legend”, author of 9 books, activist, co-founder and originator of the Schumacher College and editor of Resurgence and Ecologist magazine.
Safia talks to him about his new book “Elegant Simplicity, the Art of Living Well” which advocates, “Living simply is a prerequisite for sustainability”. They discuss how “we cannot separate the personal from the political” if we as a society are to create a systems change that will redress the balance of wealth and natural resources.
Satish explains “Everybody is a special kind of leader” – we all h...
2019-12-2027 minThe Ethical Agenda with Safia MinneySafia Minney meets Sarah CorbettEPISODE 11: Sarah Corbett
Sarah Corbett, was an “activist in the womb.” She talks to Safia about growing up campaigning for social change and the experiences which led her to found the Craftivist Collective – a combination of craft and activism which has grown to be a global movement. Sarah discusses how the study of neuroscience informed the philosophy behind the movement and how quiet, handcrafted persuasion has succeeded in engaging “power makers” when louder forms of protest have not. The 10 point Craftivist Manifesto reflects the core element of craftivism which she sees a tool for “thinking about what we do and ho...
2019-12-0438 minThe Ethical Agenda with Safia MinneySafia Minney meets Michael Gidney
Episode 10: Michael Gidney
In a splendid banana covered meeting room, Mike Gidney, CEO of the Fairtrade Foundation, celebrates 25 years of Fairtrade in the UK with Safia. They discuss the beginnings of the now-ubiquitous Fairtrade Mark which guarantees a better deal for producers through minimum economic, social and environmental standards.
With 1.7 million farmers, workers and miners over 3 continents and 125 countries selling Fairtrade products it has seen tremendous growth, however, there is still much to be done to take the concept of Fair Trade to scale. There are “long, dirty supply chains which are bad fo...
2019-11-2028 min
The New IsmS2, E5: Safia MinneySafia Minney is best known as the founder of pioneering ethical fashion brand People Tree, where every product, as well as being stylish, is made to the highest ethical and environmental standards from start to finish. Safia is a trailblazer in ethical business and a leading influencer in sustainability, fair trade and fighting modern slavery. She has written nine books and is currently working on leadership for sustainability and climate action.
Safia and Mel talk about ethical, sustainable fashion, of course, but the conversation moves on to how we need to transform trade, and how we...
2019-06-1239 min
All That We AreSafia Minney on Modern Slavery, Ethical Fashion and SustainabilityHow many slaves are making your clothes? In this episode entitled Slaves to Fashion: a Voice for the Voiceless, Amisha meets author, consultant and social entrepreneur Safia Minney, who founded ethical fashion brands People Tree and Po-Zu. Safia speaks to us about modern slavery: all the ways it is hidden in plain view and what she and others are doing to change the broken system that perpetuates it. Amisha and Safia discuss how the very fabric of our environments is part of a tangled web of human rights abuses and environmental degradation. We hear stories...
2019-01-3150 min
Connectle: Conversations on Connected Work.Regenerative CultureHosted by Jenny Andersson and joined Daniel Christian Wahl, Helen Sanderson, Safia Minney and Jean-Claude Pierre.Part of the Socially Conscious Business Series in the Connected Economies channelSee www.connectle.com for all our series on Connected Work.
2018-11-051h 01
WARDROBE CRISIS with Clare PressSafia Minney, Fair Trade FabulousIf only all fashion was fair trade fashion. According to the Global Slavery Index 2018, fashion is one of 5 key industries implicated in modern slavery. In Australia, every year we import over $US4 billion worth of clothes and accessories at risk of being tainted by modern slavery. 40 million people globally are trapped in it, and 71 % are women.In this Episode, we hear from ethical fashion pioneer Safia Minney, founder of People Tree and Real Sustainability, on fair trade, The True Cost, and fashion activism. Safia is very inspirational indeed.Head over to https://thewardrobecrisis.com/podca...
2018-09-0543 min
Nouveau ModèleCLARA SHARMA, être une icône responsableJe suis Chloé Cohen votre hôte et je reçois Clara Sharma. Clara vit dans l’Upper East Side à New York, le quartier mythique des séries Sex and the City ou Gossip Girl, avec ses boutiques de luxe. Clara fait un peu office d’exception dans ce quartier, car elle milite pour une mode différente. Nous nous sommes installées dans son salon pour parler de son parcours et de son quotidien de jeune entrepreneuse. Elle m’a raconté comment New York a bouleversé sa façon de voir les choses. Il y a encore quelques années, Clara ét...
2018-09-0457 min
Coffee With Kenobi: Star Wars Community & ConversationCWK Show #179: Janina Gavankar talks Iden Versio & Star Wars Battlefront IIDan Z is joined by Brian Karasek and Eric Strothers. They start the show with a discussion of how they will spend Force Friday II and what they are looking forward to. Janina Gavankar discusses the upcoming Star WarsBattlefront II game and voicing the Inferno Squad audiobook, and Tom Gross brings the latest Star Wars news. For the Coffee Chat, Dan Z talks with Safia Minney of Po-Zu about Star Wars footwear, and the Force Friday II exclusive. They close out the show with email. This the podcast you’re looking for!Music: Classical Guitar: "Star Wars: A Gui...
2017-08-311h 19
She Owns SuccessSOS018: Social Change agent Safia Minney On a Mission To End Modern Day Slavery In The Fashion IndustryShe is an author, speaker and mega change agent with a passion for social justice. Safia Minney is the Founder of PeopleTree, a fair trade fashion pioneer and online retailer that is driving change in the industry.
2017-01-0622 min
The Happy Hour with Jamie IveyHappy Half Hour #15: Kirsten Dickerson Kirsten Dickerson is my guest for Happy Half Hour #15. Kirsten is the CEO and founder of Raven + Lily, and a thought leader in the social business and ethical fashion industry. She and her filmmaker husband live in a “tiny house” in the country outside of Austin, Texas on Green Acres, a boutique retreat for artists, families and sojourners. They have a minimalist lifestyle, and are enthusiasts of slow food and slow fashion, and the positive impact they have on people and the planet. Kirsten is a frequent speaker on the topic of ethical fashion, empowering women, and social entrepr...
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